A four-story apartment building in downtown Springfield for University of Illinois Springfield graduate students is going up relatively fast due to the modular construction technique being used at the site.
While UIS has supported the downtown housing project, it won’t be university-owned housing. The Villas Downtown Springfield will own the $8 million building.
The new building is expected to be ready for students in August.
Clarice Ford, interim vice chancellor for student affairs at UIS, said some students pursuing advanced degrees have internships in downtown government office buildings. She has heard from students who are interested in living in the new building. Some of them don’t have a car, which means the downtown location makes it easier to get to their internship.
“Many students are excited, especially those who are just starting their internship process,” Ford said. “Now they know there is a place they can be housed instead of waiting three or four months as they go around the city looking for housing.”
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on April 23, 2016.
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
UIS students have new travel options this fall
Students at the University of Illinois Springfield will have a couple of added options for getting around the city this fall.
The university has agreements with Gracious Cab and Harmony Limousine, both based in Springfield, for off-campus trips. The cab company will provide service to and from the Amtrak station in downtown Springfield and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, said Van Lee Vieregge, assistant vice chancellor for student services. The limo company will provide hourly runs on Wednesdays and Sundays to west-side shopping destinations, including White Oaks Mall.
Vieregge said the university will pay a $50 flat rate for a 15-passenger van to Amtrak and the airport, and $239 per day for the Wednesday and Sunday shopping runs. There is no charge to the students.
"We had students who had requested we provide a pickup service to locations where most of them go," said Vieregge. The Springfield Mass Trans District also serves the UIS campus.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on August 9, 2015.
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The university has agreements with Gracious Cab and Harmony Limousine, both based in Springfield, for off-campus trips. The cab company will provide service to and from the Amtrak station in downtown Springfield and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, said Van Lee Vieregge, assistant vice chancellor for student services. The limo company will provide hourly runs on Wednesdays and Sundays to west-side shopping destinations, including White Oaks Mall.
Vieregge said the university will pay a $50 flat rate for a 15-passenger van to Amtrak and the airport, and $239 per day for the Wednesday and Sunday shopping runs. There is no charge to the students.
"We had students who had requested we provide a pickup service to locations where most of them go," said Vieregge. The Springfield Mass Trans District also serves the UIS campus.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on August 9, 2015.
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Monday, October 14, 2013
New partnership for Black Hawk College
A local college is teaming up with the University of Illinois Springfield to make transfers easier.
The new partnership with Black Hawk College in Moline will allow students to move all of their credits to the school seamlessly. And even though it's only for select majors, school officials say it will save students time and money.
But they also say students must do one thing before taking advantage of the program.
"The best thing that any student can do is check with out advisors and schedule and appointment," said Dr. Bettie Truitt of Black Hawk College. "The advisors here will make sure they're enrolled in the particular curriculum that's appropriate for them and get them on the right educational pathway from day one."
Another partnership perk, students will also be invited to participate in UIS campus life and activities while still at Black Hawk.
The partnership was reported by WHBF-TV on October 11, 2013.
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The new partnership with Black Hawk College in Moline will allow students to move all of their credits to the school seamlessly. And even though it's only for select majors, school officials say it will save students time and money.
But they also say students must do one thing before taking advantage of the program.
"The best thing that any student can do is check with out advisors and schedule and appointment," said Dr. Bettie Truitt of Black Hawk College. "The advisors here will make sure they're enrolled in the particular curriculum that's appropriate for them and get them on the right educational pathway from day one."
Another partnership perk, students will also be invited to participate in UIS campus life and activities while still at Black Hawk.
The partnership was reported by WHBF-TV on October 11, 2013.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
UIS students get "Foot in the Door" at Career Fair
UIS held its Foot in the Door Career Fair on Thursday, Sept. 26. The event was geared toward connecting students, alumni, and community members with employers to discuss career opportunities.
UIS Career Development Center representatives said the fair was a great opportunity for students and employers to meet, especially given the current economy.
"It's a really good way for recruiters to come out and meet students all at once, and vice versa," director Tammy Craig said. "Students can really make the most effective use of their time when they come, because we have over 107 employers here now."
Some of those employers included ADM, County Market, Hope Institute, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on Sept. 26, 2013.
Watch the story online
UIS Career Development Center representatives said the fair was a great opportunity for students and employers to meet, especially given the current economy.
"It's a really good way for recruiters to come out and meet students all at once, and vice versa," director Tammy Craig said. "Students can really make the most effective use of their time when they come, because we have over 107 employers here now."
Some of those employers included ADM, County Market, Hope Institute, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on Sept. 26, 2013.
Watch the story online
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
UIS kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
UIS is kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month. The university will have numerous events to celebrate throughout the month. A mariachi band from Peoria played on the campus grounds Monday.
The Organization of Latin-American Students and the UIS Diversity Center worked together to plan the celebration.
While it is a month of fun, the ongoing immigration reform debate remains a hot issue for the organization.
"We do a lot of things around campus to educate the community, and by signing pledges and getting people aware that we want immigration reform now," English major Jaime Cruz said.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on September 16, 2013.
Read the story online
Full list of UIS Hispanic Heritage Month events
The Organization of Latin-American Students and the UIS Diversity Center worked together to plan the celebration.
While it is a month of fun, the ongoing immigration reform debate remains a hot issue for the organization.
"We do a lot of things around campus to educate the community, and by signing pledges and getting people aware that we want immigration reform now," English major Jaime Cruz said.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on September 16, 2013.
Read the story online
Full list of UIS Hispanic Heritage Month events
Friday, September 13, 2013
Freshman numbers up at many Illinois universities
Many of Illinois' public universities are bucking a national trend of generally declining enrollment, welcoming larger freshmen classes to their campuses this fall.
Other universities with increases included the University of Illinois' flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign, the University of Illinois Springfield, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
The University of Illinois-Springfield's 19.8 percent increase in freshman enrollment — to 339 students — is probably a direct result of the school's Chicago-area marketing push and increases in scholarship money, according to Tim Barnett, the school's vice chancellor of student affairs.
Direct mail, email, billboards and radio spots are all being used to persuade students who might otherwise look outside of Illinois to come to the state capital, he said.
The Associated Press story was published on September 12, 2013.
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Other universities with increases included the University of Illinois' flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign, the University of Illinois Springfield, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
The University of Illinois-Springfield's 19.8 percent increase in freshman enrollment — to 339 students — is probably a direct result of the school's Chicago-area marketing push and increases in scholarship money, according to Tim Barnett, the school's vice chancellor of student affairs.
Direct mail, email, billboards and radio spots are all being used to persuade students who might otherwise look outside of Illinois to come to the state capital, he said.
The Associated Press story was published on September 12, 2013.
Read the article online
Monday, February 18, 2013
Juice drinks, ethnic foods popular at UIS convenience store
When University of Illinois Springfield students get cravings for a fresh-squeezed lemon shake-up, shrimp crackers or even a wheatgrass shot, they know where to go.
Since September, a former snack bar in Lincoln Residence Hall has been open as Grab-n-Go, a combination juice bar and basic/ethnic convenience-food store.
Randy Williams, food service administrator, said the store came about from student suggestions.
“We do a lot of surveying around here, and it started out the students just wanted a convenience store,” he said. “They kept wanting things that are healthy.”
Because the number of international students enrolled at UIS has increased by 25 percent in just a couple of years — to 248 this academic year — there also was a call to have somewhere for those students to get familiar foods.
“They can get their comfort foods,” Williams said. “They can get rice, spices and the pastes they cook with. Right now, we’re stocking more Asian items because of the Chinese New Year.”
The Grab-n-Go was featured by the State Journal-Register on February 16, 2013.
Read the article online
Since September, a former snack bar in Lincoln Residence Hall has been open as Grab-n-Go, a combination juice bar and basic/ethnic convenience-food store.
Randy Williams, food service administrator, said the store came about from student suggestions.
“We do a lot of surveying around here, and it started out the students just wanted a convenience store,” he said. “They kept wanting things that are healthy.”
Because the number of international students enrolled at UIS has increased by 25 percent in just a couple of years — to 248 this academic year — there also was a call to have somewhere for those students to get familiar foods.
“They can get their comfort foods,” Williams said. “They can get rice, spices and the pastes they cook with. Right now, we’re stocking more Asian items because of the Chinese New Year.”
The Grab-n-Go was featured by the State Journal-Register on February 16, 2013.
Read the article online
Friday, February 15, 2013
One Billion Rising: Campaign against violence
You see the smiles on their faces and the rhythm in their feet, but their campaign is against a dark epidemic they say impacts “One Billion Rising”.
More than a hundred students at the University of Illinois Springfield are so concerned with sexual assault and abuse they spent hours working on a dance just to get their cause noticed. And while it is an issue most people think impacts women, it is the men who can also make a difference.
“It is a women's issue, but it is a world issue," One Billion Rising activist Zach Berillo said. "It's a men's issue just as much."
He is one of more than a hundred students, faculty and other activists who are trying to fight a startling statistic.
“With the planet's population over 7 billion, we know that at least one billion women and girls now walking the Earth have been or will be raped, beaten or killed," UIS Women’s Center Director Lynn Otterson said. "This is happening in 200 countries today.”
The WICS-TV 20 story aired on February 14, 2013.
Watch the story online
More than a hundred students at the University of Illinois Springfield are so concerned with sexual assault and abuse they spent hours working on a dance just to get their cause noticed. And while it is an issue most people think impacts women, it is the men who can also make a difference.
“It is a women's issue, but it is a world issue," One Billion Rising activist Zach Berillo said. "It's a men's issue just as much."
He is one of more than a hundred students, faculty and other activists who are trying to fight a startling statistic.
“With the planet's population over 7 billion, we know that at least one billion women and girls now walking the Earth have been or will be raped, beaten or killed," UIS Women’s Center Director Lynn Otterson said. "This is happening in 200 countries today.”
The WICS-TV 20 story aired on February 14, 2013.
Watch the story online
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Local children make snowflakes for Sandy Hook students
When the children who survived the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut return to school, they will be walking into a winter wonderland.
To make this happen, the parent-teacher-student association at Sandy Hook Elementary is asking school children across the nation for homemade snowflakes.
Some little ones at the UIS Cox's Children's Center are answering their call for help. The idea is to have children helping other children heal through artwork. But the director here believes it's more than just that.
"A lot of this is for the adults here who are trying to make sense of this senseless act," said Stacey Gilmore, director of the UIS Cox's Children's Center. "I think as teachers and parents and educators and siblings, we're struggling. So this is something that we thought would help."
The Cox's Center was featured by WICS-TV 20 on December 21, 2012.
Watch the story online
To make this happen, the parent-teacher-student association at Sandy Hook Elementary is asking school children across the nation for homemade snowflakes.
Some little ones at the UIS Cox's Children's Center are answering their call for help. The idea is to have children helping other children heal through artwork. But the director here believes it's more than just that.
"A lot of this is for the adults here who are trying to make sense of this senseless act," said Stacey Gilmore, director of the UIS Cox's Children's Center. "I think as teachers and parents and educators and siblings, we're struggling. So this is something that we thought would help."
The Cox's Center was featured by WICS-TV 20 on December 21, 2012.
Watch the story online
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Students learn about managing debt
The combination of rising college costs, a shrinking job market and difficult-to-resist credit card pitches can lead to crushing debt for many young adults.
The America Saves Competition is an example of the effort to prepare students for financial realities beyond the classroom. Last year, the University of Illinois Springfield beat out the other two U of I campuses to see whose students could save the most money.
Before this school year began, representatives of the U of I’s Student Money Management Center came to talk to incoming students about how best to manage their finances.
“These programs are valuable because they’re something students especially need to learn,” said Mary Elizabeth Umbarger, the student organization and leadership coordinator at UIS.
The program was featured by the State Journal-Register on October 9, 2012.
Read the article online
The America Saves Competition is an example of the effort to prepare students for financial realities beyond the classroom. Last year, the University of Illinois Springfield beat out the other two U of I campuses to see whose students could save the most money.
Before this school year began, representatives of the U of I’s Student Money Management Center came to talk to incoming students about how best to manage their finances.
“These programs are valuable because they’re something students especially need to learn,” said Mary Elizabeth Umbarger, the student organization and leadership coordinator at UIS.
The program was featured by the State Journal-Register on October 9, 2012.
Read the article online
Monday, October 1, 2012
UIS goes blue for Homecoming
The University of Illinois Springfield is celebrating its 16th annual Homecoming Weekend beginning Friday with the theme “Bright Lights, Blue City.”
Among highlights of the weekend are the homecoming parade and barbecue and men’s and women’s soccer games on Friday.
A variety of family activities are planned for Saturday, as is the 4th annual Homecoming 5K Run/Walk. A basketball game pitting students against UIS alumni, faculty and staff also is scheduled for Saturday.
Cynthia Thompson, director of the UIS Student Life office, said students nominate several themes for homecoming, a committee narrows them down and then students vote for the winner.
“The Blue City references the kind of spirit-building that we’re seeing around here,” Thompson said. “We’ve added a lot of spirit-building type things to the schedule this year.” The UIS colors are blue and white.
Homecoming was featured by the State Journal-Register on Oct. 1, 2012.
Read the article online
Among highlights of the weekend are the homecoming parade and barbecue and men’s and women’s soccer games on Friday.
A variety of family activities are planned for Saturday, as is the 4th annual Homecoming 5K Run/Walk. A basketball game pitting students against UIS alumni, faculty and staff also is scheduled for Saturday.
Cynthia Thompson, director of the UIS Student Life office, said students nominate several themes for homecoming, a committee narrows them down and then students vote for the winner.
“The Blue City references the kind of spirit-building that we’re seeing around here,” Thompson said. “We’ve added a lot of spirit-building type things to the schedule this year.” The UIS colors are blue and white.
Homecoming was featured by the State Journal-Register on Oct. 1, 2012.
Read the article online
Friday, September 7, 2012
Local employment outlook as seasonal jobs end
The economy is starting to
pick up a little bit,” University of Illinois Springfield Career Development
Director Tammy Craig said. Craig is an expert at jump starting careers. She
helps students at UIS do it every day.
“Typically in the Springfield area a lot of times we run about a year behind what is going on in Chicago. It takes us a little while we're so government driven."
That might not be such a good thing when it comes to hiring. Craig says local jobs in government are getting harder and harder to come by.
“I think because of the budget you know across the board whether that's at the state level or the national level. You know any time that the government is in deficit then we're trying to cut those jobs as much as we possibly can," she said.
Craig was featured by WICS-TV 20 on September 6, 2012.
Watch the story online
“Typically in the Springfield area a lot of times we run about a year behind what is going on in Chicago. It takes us a little while we're so government driven."
That might not be such a good thing when it comes to hiring. Craig says local jobs in government are getting harder and harder to come by.
“I think because of the budget you know across the board whether that's at the state level or the national level. You know any time that the government is in deficit then we're trying to cut those jobs as much as we possibly can," she said.
Craig was featured by WICS-TV 20 on September 6, 2012.
Watch the story online
Monday, August 27, 2012
UIS students head back to new apartments
Many students at the University of Illinois Springfield are moving back on campus to the smell of a brand new apartment. UIS says the renovations are part of an $8.5 million project to upgrade aging housing units.
The UIS renovations have been going on for two years, but with the project winding down and students heading back to campus keys to newly renovated apartments were handed out left and right.
"They actually are moving into brand new renovated apartments, fully gutted with new walls, new interiors, new carpet, new plumbing," said John Ringle, UIS director of Residence Life.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 24, 2012.
Watch the story online
The UIS renovations have been going on for two years, but with the project winding down and students heading back to campus keys to newly renovated apartments were handed out left and right.
"They actually are moving into brand new renovated apartments, fully gutted with new walls, new interiors, new carpet, new plumbing," said John Ringle, UIS director of Residence Life.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 24, 2012.
Watch the story online
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Foot in the Door career fair set for Sept. 6
Area businesses and organizations are invited to register for booth space at the 2012 Foot in the Door career fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the Public Affairs Center, 1 University Plaza, on the University of Illinois Springfield campus.
The event is designed to bring students, local employers, and organizations together to discuss career opportunities in a broad range of available positions. Local businesses who are seeking students to fill part-time jobs, internships, and volunteer and other career opportunities are invited, and should have immediate openings for students. There is no cost to employers or students.
For more information or to register, contact the UIS Career Development Center at 206-6508, or via email at employerrelations@uis.edu. Visit www.uis.edu/career.
The story was featured in a July 24, 2012, edition of the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
The event is designed to bring students, local employers, and organizations together to discuss career opportunities in a broad range of available positions. Local businesses who are seeking students to fill part-time jobs, internships, and volunteer and other career opportunities are invited, and should have immediate openings for students. There is no cost to employers or students.
For more information or to register, contact the UIS Career Development Center at 206-6508, or via email at employerrelations@uis.edu. Visit www.uis.edu/career.
The story was featured in a July 24, 2012, edition of the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Monday, July 23, 2012
Follow File: Chick-fil-A at UIS remains up in the air
Whether or not a Chick-fil-A fast-food chicken restaurant will return to Springfield is still up in the air, according to a University of Illinois Springfield spokesman.
News broke in April that Chick-fil-A was considering the UIS campus as a possible location for a new restaurant in Springfield. Chick-fil-A had an outlet in White Oaks Mall a number of years ago.
The announcement created a controversy because objectors say the company has given financial support to anti-gay organizations.
In response to those concerns, student government members decided to hold off on supporting the restaurant.
The Student Government Association instead voted to create a task force to study potential restaurants – including Chick-fil-A – that could be brought to UIS.
That decision was made only weeks before the end of the semester, UIS spokesman Derek Schnapp said, so there’s been little more discussion. When students return this fall, he said he expects the task force to make a recommendation to university leaders.
The follow-up was published in an July 23, 2012, edition of the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
News broke in April that Chick-fil-A was considering the UIS campus as a possible location for a new restaurant in Springfield. Chick-fil-A had an outlet in White Oaks Mall a number of years ago.
The announcement created a controversy because objectors say the company has given financial support to anti-gay organizations.
In response to those concerns, student government members decided to hold off on supporting the restaurant.
The Student Government Association instead voted to create a task force to study potential restaurants – including Chick-fil-A – that could be brought to UIS.
That decision was made only weeks before the end of the semester, UIS spokesman Derek Schnapp said, so there’s been little more discussion. When students return this fall, he said he expects the task force to make a recommendation to university leaders.
The follow-up was published in an July 23, 2012, edition of the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Friday, June 15, 2012
Longest-serving UIS employee retires
On June 30, Lynne Price intends to sleep in, get the newspaper and have coffee with her dogs on her patio. Beyond that, she has no plans for her first day of retirement after nearly 42 years at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Price, UIS’s director of campus health services, joined then-Sangamon State University as its one-and-only staff nurse in September 1970. She is the university’s longest-serving employee.
“I must have been interviewed by about 40 people in the Myers Building downtown,” she recalled. “Jerry Curl (an SSU administrator) came out of an office and said, ‘We’d kind of like you to stay two years. Can you do that?’ “
Price agreed.
“It’s the best decision I’ve ever made in my life to come here,” she said. “It’s been a great ride, let me tell you.”
Price was featured in a June 14, 2012, article in the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Price, UIS’s director of campus health services, joined then-Sangamon State University as its one-and-only staff nurse in September 1970. She is the university’s longest-serving employee.
“I must have been interviewed by about 40 people in the Myers Building downtown,” she recalled. “Jerry Curl (an SSU administrator) came out of an office and said, ‘We’d kind of like you to stay two years. Can you do that?’ “
Price agreed.
“It’s the best decision I’ve ever made in my life to come here,” she said. “It’s been a great ride, let me tell you.”
Price was featured in a June 14, 2012, article in the State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Monday, April 16, 2012
UIS student government puts off Chick-fil-A recommendation
Student government members at the University of Illinois Springfield held off Sunday on supporting a proposal to bring a Chick-fil-A restaurant to campus.
The Student Government Association board voted to create a task force to study potential restaurants – including Chick-fil-A – that could come to the university.
About 15 students attended Sunday’s meeting to protest the restaurant proposal. They say the company has given financial support to anti-gay organizations.
Among the objectors was Katie McEvoy, a junior at UIS. She said if the university allowed the restaurant, it would help fund the company’s beliefs, which she views as discriminating.
The task force was featured in an April 16, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
The Student Government Association board voted to create a task force to study potential restaurants – including Chick-fil-A – that could come to the university.
About 15 students attended Sunday’s meeting to protest the restaurant proposal. They say the company has given financial support to anti-gay organizations.
Among the objectors was Katie McEvoy, a junior at UIS. She said if the university allowed the restaurant, it would help fund the company’s beliefs, which she views as discriminating.
The task force was featured in an April 16, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Possible Chick-fil-A at UIS angers some students, faculty
The possibility of a Chick-fil-A fast-food chicken restaurant coming to the University of Illinois Springfield campus has some students and faculty members crying “fowl.”
The controversy stems from what opponents say is Chick-fil-A’s financial support of anti-gay organizations and its founder’s pro-family stance.
“I consider it a huge slap in the face that my campus would even consider this knowing how homophobic this company is,” said Alex Williams, a UIS junior. “I would hope they would consider other options.”
Chick-fil-A, which had a store at White Oaks Mall a number of years ago, is an Atlanta-based chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. Its founder, S. Truett Cathy, is known for his religious values, including keeping the stores closed on Sundays.
The family has contributed money, mostly through the WinShape Foundation, which it controls, to various Christian and pro-family causes.
Michael Murphy, an assistant professor of women and gender studies at UIS, said the company is “notorious for its financial support of rabidly anti-gay organizations and activities” Chick-fil-A gave more than $3 million to what he considers anti-gay groups between 2003 and 2009, Murphy said.
Williams said that Chick-fil-A favors married people to work for the company and asks franchisees their marital status and degree of church involvement. The company denies those practices.
In a media statement earlier this year, Dan Cathy, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, said the company “is not anti-anybody.”
The debate was featured in an April 12, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
The controversy stems from what opponents say is Chick-fil-A’s financial support of anti-gay organizations and its founder’s pro-family stance.
“I consider it a huge slap in the face that my campus would even consider this knowing how homophobic this company is,” said Alex Williams, a UIS junior. “I would hope they would consider other options.”
Chick-fil-A, which had a store at White Oaks Mall a number of years ago, is an Atlanta-based chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. Its founder, S. Truett Cathy, is known for his religious values, including keeping the stores closed on Sundays.
The family has contributed money, mostly through the WinShape Foundation, which it controls, to various Christian and pro-family causes.
Michael Murphy, an assistant professor of women and gender studies at UIS, said the company is “notorious for its financial support of rabidly anti-gay organizations and activities” Chick-fil-A gave more than $3 million to what he considers anti-gay groups between 2003 and 2009, Murphy said.
Williams said that Chick-fil-A favors married people to work for the company and asks franchisees their marital status and degree of church involvement. The company denies those practices.
In a media statement earlier this year, Dan Cathy, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, said the company “is not anti-anybody.”
The debate was featured in an April 12, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Chick-fil-A generates controversy at UIS
Chick-fil-A may be roosting at University of Illinois Springfield, and not everyone is happy with the prospect.
“Have we been in contact with them?” says Derek Schnapp, UIS spokesman. “We have been. We’re basically at the discussion stage with our campus community.”
Whether Chick-fil-A will return to Springfield since leaving the city in the 1990s has been a hot topic. In 2008, White Oaks Mall encouraged folks to send postcards to the Atlanta-based restaurant chain, asking for a restaurant here. Last fall, “Will Chick-fil-A Come To Springfield?” was nominated as the city’s Best Kept Secret when Illinois Times polled readers in preparation for the annual Best of Springfield edition.
The answer is maybe.
The UIS Student Government Association on Sunday is scheduled to take up the question. If the association says yes, then the entire student body could be asked to vote in a referendum, Schnapp said. If the association says no, then the proposal would go no further, he said. Schnapp said that he could not say when an on-campus franchise might open.
“There’s absolutely no time frame whatsoever,” Schnapp said. “We’re at the stage to hear opinions.”
The debate was featured in an April 12, 2012 online article by the Illinois Times.
Read the article online
“Have we been in contact with them?” says Derek Schnapp, UIS spokesman. “We have been. We’re basically at the discussion stage with our campus community.”
Whether Chick-fil-A will return to Springfield since leaving the city in the 1990s has been a hot topic. In 2008, White Oaks Mall encouraged folks to send postcards to the Atlanta-based restaurant chain, asking for a restaurant here. Last fall, “Will Chick-fil-A Come To Springfield?” was nominated as the city’s Best Kept Secret when Illinois Times polled readers in preparation for the annual Best of Springfield edition.
The answer is maybe.
The UIS Student Government Association on Sunday is scheduled to take up the question. If the association says yes, then the entire student body could be asked to vote in a referendum, Schnapp said. If the association says no, then the proposal would go no further, he said. Schnapp said that he could not say when an on-campus franchise might open.
“There’s absolutely no time frame whatsoever,” Schnapp said. “We’re at the stage to hear opinions.”
The debate was featured in an April 12, 2012 online article by the Illinois Times.
Read the article online
Monday, April 9, 2012
Before heading overseas, visit the doctor
If you talk to University of Illinois Springfield health services director Lynn Price before leaving for your trip, you may reconsider ever leaving your house again. Price counsels students at UIS about international travel, and she’s aware that the information she offers about how to avoid illness abroad can be daunting.
“What I always preface my programs or consultations with is, ‘By the time I’m through, you’re going to be scared witless, and you’re not going to want to go, but we haven’t lost anyone yet,’” she says. “It’s better to have the consultation and know what you need to know.”
The first step, Price says, is to consult with professionals at an international travel clinic. A general practitioner may not carry all the vaccines a traveler needs to visit a particular location.
There are two international travel clinics in Springfield: Springfield Clinic and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Travelers should know details about the country where they’re traveling.
Price was featured in an April 9, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
“What I always preface my programs or consultations with is, ‘By the time I’m through, you’re going to be scared witless, and you’re not going to want to go, but we haven’t lost anyone yet,’” she says. “It’s better to have the consultation and know what you need to know.”
The first step, Price says, is to consult with professionals at an international travel clinic. A general practitioner may not carry all the vaccines a traveler needs to visit a particular location.
There are two international travel clinics in Springfield: Springfield Clinic and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Travelers should know details about the country where they’re traveling.
Price was featured in an April 9, 2012, article in The State Journal-Register.
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